Man with two broken arms breaks leg hiking
A Colorado man with two broken arms broke one of his legs while hiking. One of his rescuers complained that the accident could have been avoided if the man hadn’t been drinking.
A Colorado man with two broken arms broke one of his legs while hiking. One of his rescuers complained that the accident could have been avoided if the man hadn’t been drinking.
Veterinary officials in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh report that thousands of monkeys and primates are suffering from severe diarrhea. The diarrhea is accompanied by rapid weight loss and sometimes results in death. Veterinarians are treating the primates with bread smeared with honey and laced with antibiotics.
Toy retailer Toys R Us may sell its toy business and focus on its Babies R Us unit, according to the company. Fierce competition in the toy business has already led to bankruptcy for KB Toys and the parent company of FAO Schwartz.
A group of Germans is seeking compensation from Poland for property lost at the end of World War II. Although Germany began World War II by invading Poland, 12 million Germans were ousted from regions ceded to Poland after the war and the former owners are now seeking restitution.
About 200 sea worms which resemble a “nightmarish cross between a centipede and a sea urchin” have washed up on Ala Moana Beach in Hawaii. The seldom seen visitors usually spend their lives buried under ocean sand where they eat algae.
A chain of schools that taught immigrant students there are 53 states has been ordered to stop handing out diplomas. The text used by the school also taught there were two houses of Congress, one for Republicans and one for Democrats.
Hundreds of angry residents of San Juan Chamula, Mexico, threw the mayor and three other municipal officers in jail Sunday. The citizens believe the mayor and others embezzled funds from public works projects.
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